Corner shelf



Oct. 19, 1937. E. w. ANDERSON CORNER SHELF Filed Sept. '7, 1935 fry/N109: Eric Wlzzdersorz,

Patented Oct. .19, 1937 PATENT OFFICE CORNER SHELF Eric W. Anderson, Chicago, Ill.

Application September 4 Claim.

This invention relates in general to a corner shelf and holder preferably formed of sheet metal and attachable in an angular corner of a room, a cupboard, and the like.

An important object of the invention is in the provision of a corner shelf made entirely of sheetmetal and having strengthening ledges for supporting the shelf and attaching it to a wall or other surface.

A further object of the invention is in the provision of improved means for attaching a shelf of this kind to a wall and for holding the attaching means in place.

A still further object of the invention is in the provision of hooks formed of the material of the shelf or separately formed and attached thereto for suspending articles such as cups or suspending kitchen utensils therefrom.

A still further object of the invention is in the provision of brackets formed out of the ma terial of the shelf and bent downwardly therefrom or attached to the shelf for supporting a rail or rod upon which articles such as a drying cloth may be hung.

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 33 0 Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a'view of the under side of a shelf in which the hooks and fastening means are secured thereto by spot-welding;

Fig. 6 is a section taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5; and

Fig. 7 is a section taken on the line Iv-l of Fig. 5.

A number of inexpensive sheet metal shelf L structures have been provided for attachment to a plane wall of a straight vertical surface but the provision of a shelf of this kind for an angular corner involves different details of construction and requires difierent means for attaching the shelf in place. The present invention provides a simple and inexpensive shelf which is made of sheet metal either by punching and forming a blank of sheet metal to provide the necessary hooks and attachment lugs, or by providing additional parts whichare soldered; spot- Other objects of the invention will hereinaft- 'z, 1935, Serial No. 39,51:

welded or otherwise secured to the mainportion of the shelf.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing. a shelf I6 is formed of a blank of sheet material with its rear or side edges ll bent downwardly to fit an angular recess I2 of a wall, a cupboard, or any other surface in which an additional shelf or support is desirable. At the front the edge I3 is turned upwardly and then bent downwardly upon itself to provide a strengthening rib or rail at the front of the shelf which gives the shelf the appearance of thickness when viewed from the front, provides a rail for retaining articles on the shelf, and materially strengthens the shelf transversely.

Along the front edge of the shelf tongues ll of metal are cut out by forming openings I5 therein, and the tongues are bent downwardly and forwardly to form hooks l6 upon which dishes, cooking utensils or other articles may be suspended as desired. When used for hooks the tongues are usually turned forwardly as shown and in this position a cross bar or rod may be supported between them; or some of the hooks may be bent rearwardly for supporting a rod therein as shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

In order to secure the shelf to the sides of the wall or recess, lugs H are punched out of the material of the shelf and bent downwardly parallel to but spaced from the downwardly turned edges thereof. These lugs and the adjacent edges are provided with registering perforations l8 and I9 respectively through which a fastening nail 20 is inserted. This nail is guided by the openings l8 and I!) so that it will extend straight into the wall and if pressed or hammered in place the lug I1 is bent slightly as shown more clearly in Fig. 4, which binds and therefore holds the nail more tightly in place so that it will not easily become dislodged from the wall or from the shelf, thereby holding the shelf securely in place so that it is not easily or accidentally dislodged.

Instead of making the hooks and lugs out of the material of the shelf itself, hooks 2| may be attached to or form a part of a bar 22 which is attached to the under side of a' shelf 23 by soldering or spot-welding 24. Lugs 25 may also be separately secured to the under side of the shelf in proper spaced relation to the edges thereof by an angular portion 26 which .is spotwelded to the underside of the shelf.

In this form of the shelf a bracket 21 may be secured at the sides having a depending portion in which is an outwardly pressed cup 28 for receiving' therebetween a rod ll or a bracket of thiskind may be pressed out of the material of the shelf and bent downwardly to support the rod for holding articles thereon.

In the constructions above shown the.rearmost tip or angular corner of the shelf is omitted, leaving a blunt end which does not fit closely into the angle between the walls. The reason for this is that in most angular constructions, whether walls or other similarly related surfaces, the corner itself is not exact, or it is filled with bumps or projections which would prevent the shelf from fitting closely therein and therefore one of the sides of the shelf would not fit tightly against the wall. By leaving this space at the rear the angular corner is not exactly filled but the sides will still fit tightly against the wall and the fastening means may therefore be properly applied to the side walls for holding the shelf more firmly and neatly in place. By tapping the fastening nails and the lugs I] so that the latter:

are slightly bent, the nails are held in place so that they are not easily disengaged without first straightening the tabs parallel with the bent edges ll. Shelves of this kind are easily applied and removed and will hold a considerable weight both upon the shelf and suspended from it as set forth.

I claim:

1. A triangular metal shelf having integral downwardly turned sides and fastening lugs spaced from but parallel to the sides, the lugs and the sides opposite them' having perforations for receiving and guiding fastening means inserted therethrough into a wall.

2. A structure in accordance with claim 1, in

which the lugs are bendable out of parallel with I the corresponding sides to grip a fastening means inserted therethrough and hold it yieldingly in place. 1

3. In a triangular sheet metal shelf structure. downwardly turned sides with perforations and a front strengthening flange, means insertable into adjacent walls to uphold the shelf, a plurality of tongues formed from the materiai of the shelf and bent downwardly below the shelf adjacent the flange to provide supporting hooks. 

